Post Malone Gushes About Friendship With Dolly Parton During Sweet Hug Photoshoot: 'My Heart Is Beating So Fast'

Sometimes a dream becomes a wish come true. That's clearly the case for Post Malone, who shared a video on Monday (August 26) in which he's playfully snuggling with his duet partner: country icon Dolly Parton. “Don't have the heart to break yours @DollyParton,” the rapper-turned-country crooner captioned the X post that accompanied a nine-second clip of the dynamic duo sharing smiles during a photo shoot.

With the sound of a camera shutter clicking in the background, Malone, 29, strikes a goofy open-arms pose at the start as Parton, 78, rests her head on his chest, a big smile on her face. “You're amazing, I'm so… I can't believe it, my heart's beating so fast,” Malone tells his musical hero Parton, who switches positions, takes Posty's arms and places them so he's hugging her around the waist from behind as the photographer bursts into loud laughter.

Parton posted a video on Instagram of the cute encounter two weeks ago, writing: “@postmaloneHe always had good words for me and I always appreciated that. He has such a big heart.” In the video, Malone tells Parton, “anything you need from me in the world, I'm there,” as the two joke, with Dolly picking up Post's baseball cap and complaining that he's too tall as bends down to meet. her eye. Legendarily polite, Malone repeatedly says “yes ma'am” as the two chat, with Dolly recalling seeing a photo of a custom suit Malone wore 2019 covered in images of the country superstar.

At lyric video for the song, Malone flips through a bunch of Parton memorabilia, including a vintage Dolly pinball machine from 1979.

The look of utter joy on Malone's face in the photos (see below) at that moment is palpable, and he has good reason to be excited. His debut country LP, F-1 Trisdebuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Aug. 31) with 250.00 equivalent album units earned in its first week, according to Luminate. the album is also Posty's first No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Additionally, all 18 songs from the standard edition entered the Billboard Hot 100 – including all 15 collaborations – led by former six-week No. 1 smash with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help” at No. 2.

Watch the sweet moment between Malone and Parton below.